dinner at ame - View this location on map 'after years of running terra, an acclaimed restaurant in the go to the napa valley travel guide., the husband-and-wife team of hiro sone and lissa doumani have set up a second shop, on the ground floor of the haute and happening st. regis hotel. their new restaurant, ame (pronounced ah-may, 415-284-4040), serves a selection of superb sashimi, crudo, ceviche and carpaccio, as well as entrees (thick grilled pork chop with dijon verjus, $32) that smack of go to the california travel guide. by way of go to the france travel guide.. the dining room is elegant but relaxing, with plush seats and lighted silk sculptures that float overhead like underwater creatures. but the most coveted seats are at the sashimi bar. request whatever sashimi they're serving, or the sake-marinated black cod with shrimp dumplings in shiso broth ($29.50), which deserves its standing as mr. sone's signature dish.'' New York Times 689 mission street, San Francisco, CA Restaurant

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